First off, you aren't alone in being turned off by "hardcore BDSM" or in feeling like you aren't really seeing a wider range of nuanced depictions of dominant/submissive relationships with which you might identify more easily. It's true that there's a mainstream image of d/s dynamics that many...
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- Haley Moss
Disability may feel scary if you’re new to it - there is a lot of language involved to learn, maybe more medical information than you feel capable of handling, or you might have a fear about possibly being cast in a caregiver role more so than a partner. All of these fears can be dispelled or addressed through ongoing, healthy communication. In my experience, disclosure is an ongoing conversation and there is no single “correct” way to do it, but there are ways that our partners can be stronger allies.
- Gabriel Leão
Indigenous people have long been persecuted and oppressed on their own unceded land by the government of the United States and the picture gets darker with intersectionalities like gender, orientation and social class. SB8 is tinged with white supremacist, patriarchal and elitist values disguised as ways to help Texans. In an interview with Scarleteen, co-founder and sex educator Nicole Martin of Indigenous Women Rising (IWR) speaks on SB8 and Indigenous people.
- Sofi Elkin
Through all my phases of self discovery and learning to be a feminist as a teenager and young adult, I never had someone tell me it's okay to be loud and rowdy, to be gender non-conforming, to rock my natural frizzy curls and be openly sexual--especially as a WOC. I would've learned these things way earlier in life if I had Feminist AF in my hands.
- Gabriel Leão
Jane’s Due Process is an abortion fund in Texas that expressly supports young people. HK Gray was a young person helped by Jane’s Due Process, and who later joined their ranks as an organizer. HK has experienced many ordeals before, during and after her pregnancy, and understands from both professional and personal points of view exactly how disastrous a law like Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which you might know as the Texas Abortion Ban, can be.
- Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS
This installment of Pelvis Problems from Caitlyn Tivy, the pelvic health PT, talks about interstitial cystitis (IC) and chronic prostatitis (CP), disorders that can cause pain with peeing, along with a number of other symptoms, what causes them, how they can be diagnosed and how they can be treated so you can pee without pain again.
- Caroline Reilly
If you’re under 18, it's possible to access abortion in Texas, but thanks to the harmful laws and legal chaos, it's extremely difficult. What does this mean? Especially for young people? We’re here to break that down.
- Jaclyn Friedman
You sound like such a thoughtful parent AND educator. I’m so glad you wrote in! I’ve got lots of practical advice for you, but before I get to it, I hope you’ll have patience while I talk a bit about a couple of crucial ideas embedded in your question. First, thank you for knowing that EVERYONE...
An anonymous talkline that provides peer-based emotional support, medical information, and referrals to people having an abortion at home with pills. In light of the United States Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization on 6/24/22, which radically changed the legality...
The hotline is staffed by pro-choice healthcare providers. It can be reached by phone or text and providers can give expert advice on self-managing a miscarriage or abortion. The services are available 10AM to 10PM in all continental US time zones, and someone will respond within an hour. The...
This workbook guides people through complex emotions they may experience in the wake of an abortion, including frameworks and resources for people for whom their faith is an important factor in their feelings. In light of the United States Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...
The app helps you find abortion clinics in the following ways Connects you to clinics that offer genuine consultation, pills and surgery. Picks the clinics based on where you are and how many weeks you've been pregnant. Excludes all political and religious organizations that disguise as abortion...
A site that helps families in the U.S and Canada quickly and efficiently find doulas who are available during their due dates. It also offers information to help people get a baseline understanding of each doula’s training, certification, and experience levels.
A resource that provides talk-lines, groups, and other supports for parents experiencing postpartum depression or other post-birth struggles. It's services are available in both English and Spanish.
A talk-line for those looking for compassionate religious and spiritual support for abortion and pregnancy options. Faith Aloud is a subset of All-Options .
CPC Map aims to provide location information about all of the crisis pregnancy centers operating in the U.S. The interactive map allows you to see which clinics in your area are actually Crisis Pregnancy Centers. CPCs are anti-choice/prolife and we do not recommend anyone goes to them, whether or...
- Ellis Schwamm
It’s extremely disingenuous to pretend that everyone but men struggle with emotions, and doesn’t help liberate us from the toxic ideal that “real men don’t cry,” or exhibit sadness. Men who date other men have additional obstacles to navigate if both they and their partners have difficultly accessing vulnerability. That’s why I’d like to take the time with you to discuss how social norms have shaped the emotional health of queer men and how crucial vulnerability is as an empowering vehicle towards deeper connection and compatibility in your relationships. I’ll also share some tips with you on how to uncover your own latent feelings and offer some suggestions on how to share these thoughts with someone you’re interested in or dating.
- Lisa Laman
Suddenly, a person you’ve been regularly communicating with is M.I.A. Without warning, a fixture of recent life can become a memory. Somebody you’d bonded with has abruptly stopped contacting you. The text messages have ceased, all traces of their presence in your life have been yanked away by them, and without warning or explanation. But just because the experience is stressful doesn’t mean it’s impossible to endure. There are ways for autistic people to come out the other side of getting ghosted.
- Gabriel Leão
Sex and sexuality are still often taboo for pregnant people, and for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized people who don’t fit a given culture’s ideas or ideals of pregnancy, it can be even more challenging. American sex coach Kaci Mial, M.Ed. works with people trying to get pregnant, during pregnancy, and postpartum.
The Body Is Not An Apology offers articles, webinars, and other resources that frame bodies and body image through a lens of radical self-love. They are, "an international movement committed to cultivating global radical self-love and bodily empowerment. We believe that discrimination, social...
- Heather Corinna
As a writer and a reader, books have always been my constant companions: when I feel alone and isolated, they're one of the first places I turn. We've got you here in our direct services at Scarleteen (and if you want to talk to a nonbinary person specifically, you can always ask for, or email, me or one of our other nonbinary team members, like Ruby or Jacob), but if you also like the company of books, here are a few books I like from nonbinary writers, about nonbinary identities and thought, relevant self-care or help sorting things out for yourself, and a couple of my favorite nonbinary or trans balms for the soul.
- Valerie Jaharis
Historically, trans people and disabled people have had vocal training to change the way their voices sound; sometimes by choice and sometimes by way of strong culture pressure of what a gender and the voice of a person whose gender that is “should” sound like. Scarleteen volunteer Val was thrilled to sit down with a teacher who approaches the voice completely differently; not in the pursuit of “normal” or with an attitude of “fixing” but rather in the pursuit of uplifting self-expression and showing people the power of the tools their body has to express themselves.
- Siân Jones
Hi Sam! This is a great question. I love it for two reasons: first, because learning about feminism seems like a pretty great use for the internet, but far more importantly because you're questioning the things you are reading and looking for additional perspectives so you can make your own mind up...
Hello! If you're here then you, like us, are excited and ready for Scarleteen's Annual Digital Pride Celebration! We hosted an online, digital celebration last year, and are continuing to do so for a number of reasons. For starters, while the COVID-19 pandemic is in a very different (and decidedly...